Trauma and PTSD Therapists in Brooklyn, NY

My therapeutic approach is to offer support and guidance while creating a safe and collaborative environment for my clients. I encourage curiosity and self-reflection, as I believe insight and learning about oneself are important steps toward healing.

Hello! I am a licensed psychologist who specializes in substance use and trauma -related mental health concerns. I work from a psychodynamic and attachment-based perspective while drawing from my experience with a wide variety of treatment approaches, including harm reduction, CBT, Mindfulness Based Relapse Prevention, and empirically validated treatments for PTSD . My focus is on building a supportive and non-judgmental therapeutic space in which we can investigate how early relationship models may inform current interpersonal patterns, with the goal of helping you to relate to others with greater flexibility and choice.

I am a licensed creative arts therapist and provide options for both traditional talk therapy and creative arts therapies. Additionally, I am EMDR trained and am LGBTQAI+ affirming. I work with adults, teenagers, and couples. My approach is relational, where we find the pace that works for you each week. I value the awareness and trust it takes to seek therapy and explore the feelings, thoughts, and behaviors that you want to shift. I invite compassion, curiosity, and creativity into the therapeutic process so people can begin to process trauma , live more fully in the present, and cultivate a relationship to joy.

Therapy is a journey that offers us an opportunity to gain perspective and aid in the facilitation of change. It takes courage to make this investment in one's self. With the therapeutic relationship, we can foster a better understanding of ourselves, create more fulfilling relationships with others and cope better with the difficulties of life changes. My therapeutic approach is collaborative, empathic and holistically focused. Utilizing a strengths based perspective incorporates varied treatment strategies; therefore, therapy is uniquely tailored to reflect an individual's intrinsic strengths and potential for self-actualization.

I am LMHC trained with a variety of treatment modalities. My preferred treatment for clients is EMDR and/or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Clients can expect a collaborative approach that will focus on the individuals treatment goals.

Contact me if you are an adult who want to feel better. I know you want peace from sadness, anxiety and stress. You feel stuck in patterns you want to change but do not know how to change. You are unhappy with where you are in life, with your personal relationships and/or your work. Therapy offers an opportunity to reset painful parts of the past and learn skills to improve your life. today. Therapy will infuse you with hope, teach you self- care and foster your innate resiliency. The hardest part of therapy is initiating that first contact. When we speak you will see how easy it is to talk to me.

I love working with people, guiding them, and attentively listening to them. I would be honored to be a part of your process in becoming your best self. I aim to make sure you feel safe, supported, and heard in therapy. Change is possible, it might not happen overnight but it IS possible. As Maslow stated “I can feel guilty about the past, apprehensive about the future but only in the present can I act.” Now is the present and there is no better time to start your mental health journey.

Come, join me, together we will work to help you with feelings, thoughts, inner conflicts, struggles, whatever is weighing you down. Do you find yourself stressed, stuck, overwhelmed or in emotional pain? I am experienced and compassionate, working with adults and adolescents for more than 35 years. I have a non threatening, down to earth style. I enjoy helping people grow, move forward and find their inner light. I have a direct approach. Whether you find it difficult to start your day, feel sad or worried often, struggle in relationships, or feel dissatisfied with work, therapy can provide hope and be life changing.

I offer a safe, comfortable place to bring your hopes, fears, pain, confusion and excitement; where your thoughts and feelings will be respected and heard and your strengths acknowledged and utilized. Together, we will work to understand and transform the areas of suffering and/or concern. I am not afraid to go to where you need to travel. I work with trauma , grief, unhappy relationships, problematic behaviors, feelings of hopelessness or worthlessness or those who want to make their life "better." I have a large "toolbox" of techniques and approaches that help to create an experience suited to you.

We have an inbuilt propensity towards self-actualization and the job of the therapist is to help identify and remove obstacles, with the rest following from the innate tendency to grow. I use humanist and cognitive-behavioral frameworks to help individuals take action to reduce stress and pain in their lives. DBT and CBT approaches to treatment can help people develop mindfulness and interpersonal skills that support the ability to focus, manage stress, regulate emotions, and identify underlying beliefs that perpetuate problematic patterns of thinking and behaving.

I specialize in grief, victims of violence, and trauma , with a focus on medical personnel and other essential workers who experience trauma on the job. I've been helping clients manage their post-traumatic reactions, grieve what’s been lost, and reconnect to what’s important to them for nearly two decades. I currently offer online sessions to residents of California, New York, or the UK.

I am a licensed clinical social worker with years of experience working with a variety of populations across the life span. I believe that if you are provided with a safe and affirming space, you will be able to do anything. Together we will discover any obstacles standing in the way of achieving your goals, whether it be a challenging relationship or something in your professional life.

The most important part of therapy is the relationship between the therapist and client. I pride myself in building strong, caring therapeutic alliances. I have expertise in treating anxiety, depression, chronic illness, phobias, and PTSD . Nobody likes to admit that they need help, but sometimes it can be a life transforming opportunity.

Everything is unpredictable. The world, both at home and elsewhere might seem chaotic and when not chaotic, dull and repetitive. We can get stuck in ruts and not feel we are moving forward with our lives. You might already have a diagnosis of anxiety, depression, or bipolar disorder. Or you might just have a sense of unease or dismay at how your hard life is right now. Some also suffer from trauma or PTSD that compounds the misery. Anxiety alone can be distressing and debilitating. And worse, disheartening.

With a genuine, empathetic, interactive approach, it is my privilege to create safe space for my clients where we can partner to achieve goals. Through our work together you will have greater insight into your own patterns, thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors. I will offer validation, normalization, honest feedback, practical skills, psychoeducation and coping techniques. My role is to empower you to overcome the obstacles you are struggling with and courageously pursue a life of authentic connection, professional fulfillment, wondrous adventure and mindful acceptance.

Embarking on the decision to commence therapy can be overwhelming. My goal is to provide a safe, nurturing, and nonjudgmental space to work through challenges in your everyday life. We work together to uncover the issues and the struggles that are acting as barriers for you to live the life that you desire, and manage life's challenges with a feeling of empowerment and peace.

I specialize in trauma recovery, grief, loss, and spirituality. I have worked with survivors of interpersonal violence, sexual assault, suicide, and various forms of self-harm. I also work with individuals who want to explore issues related to identity, gender, and sexuality. I help cultivate an authentic, integrated, and empowered expression of self by way of connecting with denser emotions such as grief, fear, and despair. This work is grounded in belief through experience that we can heal, regenerate, and thrive. I have witnessed suffering alchemized into joy, desperation into hope, insecurity into confidence, doubt into trust.

Dr. David Katzenstein, DSW LCSW-R is a licensed psychotherapist who treats adults, couples, children and adolescents. In his practice he sees individuals with a host of issues including anxiety, depression, abuse/ trauma , self-esteem, behavior disorders, and family and relationship conflict. He has advanced clinical training in CBT, ACT, EMDR, as well as psychodynamic approaches, and is nationally certified in the treatment of PTSD .